Climate change in the Great Lakes

GBF is partnering with CurrentCast to share information they develop with other partners about water stewardship and sustainability in the Great Lakes and surrounding watersheds.

Climate change in the Great Lakes…on this CurrentCast.Warmer temperatures, extreme rainfall followed by periods of prolonged drought…Elder: “…those are just some of the tips of the climate change iceberg, and we're already seeing those impacts.”That’s Jane Elder, of the Great Lakes Water Quality Board. Her group advises the International Joint Commission, the bi-national body that manages the Great Lakes.Local leaders will feel the greatest impacts – dealing with issues such as flooding from extreme rain…Elder: “…what your water tastes like, and whether it's safe or not…”But Elder says it will take a cooperative effort that includes all levels of government, industry, and environmental leaders to address the issue.

CurrentCast is a project of the Center for Transformative Action based at Cornell University. CurrentCast is produced in partnership with Cornell’s Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future. The Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future at Cornell University provides scientific content support and reviews all editorial ideas. CurrentCast is produced in partnership with Cornell’s Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future.CurrentCast content is owned by ChavoBart Digital Media, Inc. Learn more online at CurrentCast.org.

Listen to the podcast.

1.March 2019 Climate Change Report by the Environmental Law and Policy Centre. Read it now
2. Impacts on Cisco, and important part of the aquatic food chain. Learn more.